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by atulmangal » Mon Apr 25, 2011 4:33 am
The plan calls for deep cuts in domestic and military spending, gradually increasing the federal gasoline tax by 15-cents-a-gallon, elimination of popular tax breaks and incentives and increasing the retirement age for social security
A. gradually increasing the federal gasoline tax by 15-cents-a-gallon, elimination of popular tax breaks and incentives and increasing the retirement age for
B. a gradual 15-cents-a-gallon increase in the federal gasoline tax, eliminating of popular tax breaks and incentives as well as increased retirement age for
C. a gradually increasing federal gasoline tax by 15-cents-a-gallon and the elimination of popular tax breaks and incentives along with an increased retirement age for
D. through a gradual 15-cents-a-gallon increase in the federal gasoline tax, elimination of popular tax breaks and incentives and an increased retirement age of
E. a gradual 15-cents-a-gallon increase in the federal gasoline tax, elimination of popular tax breaks and incentives and an increased retirement age for
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by bubbliiiiiiii » Mon Apr 25, 2011 4:49 am
Great question .. lets see how I score in it!! It took me 3:05 secs to pick my answer.
atulmangal wrote:The plan calls for deep cuts in domestic and military spending, gradually increasing the federal gasoline tax by 15-cents-a-gallon, elimination of popular tax breaks and incentives and increasing the retirement age for social security

A. gradually increasing the federal gasoline tax by 15-cents-a-gallon, elimination of popular tax breaks and incentives and increasing the retirement age for

B. a gradual 15-cents-a-gallon increase in the federal gasoline tax, eliminating of popular tax breaks and incentives as well as increased retirement age for

C. a gradually increasing federal gasoline tax by 15-cents-a-gallon and the elimination of popular tax breaks and incentives along with an increased retirement age for

D. through a gradual 15-cents-a-gallon increase in the federal gasoline tax, elimination of popular tax breaks and incentives and an increased retirement age of

E. a gradual 15-cents-a-gallon increase in the federal gasoline tax, elimination of popular tax breaks and incentives and an increased retirement age for
IMO E.

Whats the OA?
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by aspirant2011 » Mon Apr 25, 2011 5:55 am
i would also go with E because "retirement age for" is the correct idiom.........whats the OA????
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by blaster » Mon Apr 25, 2011 6:40 am
one more vote for E
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by atulmangal » Mon Apr 25, 2011 7:27 am
OA is E

This question test parallelism

Op E

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by AIM GMAT » Mon Apr 25, 2011 7:54 am
I too went for E , feels good :) .
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by nafiul9090 » Tue Apr 26, 2011 9:55 pm
hmm...option e is the best....
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